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Q: Got a
question from a guy looking for a dropped front axle and disc brake
setup for his 1937 Plymouth Sedan Delivery. Wants to know if this setup
will be the same as the ones that we show for the cars we have listed.
[...]

We get this question a lot: "I
would like to install Power Steering on my Hotrod, what do you have?"This answer works for most all 26/38 Ply & Dodge cars and 26/41
Chevy cars, plus many other makes including PU Trucks through the 40's.
First, my experience (40+ years) tells me [...]

OK, we get this
question a lot: Why won't the simple steering conversion kit we make
for the 49/51 Merc cars work on the 49/51 Fords? Well, as some may know
and many do not, the 49 Merc was going to be a Lincoln originally when
it was first designed, so it [...]

The most reproduced front spindle for
axle cars is the 37/41 Ford, commonly known as the "Round Back" Ford
Spindle. The 42/48 Ford car Spindle, (also same as the 42/47 Ford PU
Spindle), is commonly called the "Square Back" Spindle. It is basically
the same in the shaft and bolt hole [...]

We get lots of questions on how to
safely lower the front end of factory IFS 40s and 50s cars and stay with
a decent ride. Mostly, you have two different lower A-Arms on these
early cars. We manufacture an easy bolt-in spacer kit for most cars that
have a lower spring retainer plate that [...]

Q: I want to install a
318 engine with a 904 push button tyranny into my 1949 pick-up truck,
1/2 ton series "B." I see your kit #2188CP is for 41/52 Dodge cars, but
will it work for my truck?A: OK,
most all PU trucks have what we call an "Open Ladder" [...]